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SUBMITTER: Creel-Bulos C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7668476 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Creel-Bulos Christina C Liu Michael M Auld Sara C SC Gaddh Manila M Kempton Christine L CL Sharifpour Milad M Sniecinski Roman M RM Maier Cheryl L CL Nahab Fadi B FB Rangaraju Srikant S
Medicine 20201101 46
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with increased incidence of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) as well as mortality. D-dimer is a marker of fibrinolysis and has been used as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in VTE among other diseases. The purpose of our study is to describe outcomes from out center and to examine trends in D-dimer levels as it relates to VTE and mortality.Patients admitted with confirmed COVID-19 cases to Emory Healthcare from March 12, 2020 through Ap ...[more]